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[Amps] P600M diodes in HT supplies

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Subject: [Amps] P600M diodes in HT supplies
From: 2@mail.vcnet.com (Richard)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:23:36 -0700
>Conrad, why not use the Motorola MR-760 diodes.  They
>are 1000 volts at 6
>amps. They mainly high pot around 1.5KV  They sell for
>around .75 at Digikey.
>Put some matched resistors and matched capacitors and it
>will be bomb proof
>for everything but HV to gnd short.

?  Put "equalizer" resistors/capacitors on a string of same-type Si 
rectifiers and one increases the chance of failure.
>
>Denis Ve6AQ
>
>Conrad G0RUZ wrote:
>
>> Has anyone ever used the P600M diode in an HT supply, it looks like a good
>> choice, twice the current rating of the 1N5408. Any other recommendations
>> for a bomb proof rectifier stack? I was thinking of using 8 per leg in my
>> test supply which can do 5kV @ 1.75 amps.
>>
>> Conrad G0RUZ
>>
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-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
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